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Monument with sculpture of soldier atop marble base at funeral parade rest. He is leaning on his rifle, which is pointed down. Image features sculpture surrounded by tombstones and trees within the cemetery.

In the foreground of the monument is a sculpture of a soldier leaning on his rifle at parade rest, with the inscription "In Memory of Our Confederate Dead" clearly visible. The background features tombstones and a trailer. The base is granite,...

Confederate Monument in Rose Hill Cemetery. The monument consists of a large stone pedestal with a soldier at parade rest standing on top. It is surrounded by gravestones.; Two more unidentified monuments can be seen behind it. The engraved text...

Announcement of fund-raising fiddling and banjo picking contest to raise money for the Leonidas Polk Bivouac No. 3, and William Henry Trousdale Camp No. 495 of Confederate Veterans and for "indigent and decrepit Confederate Soldiers." There is...

L.V.F. writes thatYankees intended to burn up this end of town because it was illuminated when Forrest brought the prisoners up from Murfreesboro. The illumination was because Gen. Forrest had requested that the citizens have water set out all...

News of the great victory at Murfreesboro gladdened their Hearts - and they counted over the spoils - as follows - 6000 prisoners, 3000 mules, 40 cannon, quantities of ordnance & ammunition - a good deal of coffee etc. for the sick, burnt six...

Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. This event featured the 2nd Tennessee Infantry on parade in downtown Nashville. Many people are lining the street watching the jeep vehicle as the individuals inside salute as they ride by. ...

This GAR banner was carried by Berry Shoffner, a Union Civil War veteran of Union County, Tenn., during a parade held in Maynardville in 1866. Shoffner was a private in Co. B, 8th Tenn. Cav., USA from 1863 to 1865. The flag measures 25 x 34 inches.

Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. This event faetured the 2nd Tennessee Infantry on parade in downtown Nashville. Many people are lining the street watching the marchers as they walk by. A military band is marching. The...

Newspaper clipping with photographs of the World War I victory parade in Paris. Newspaper is unidentified, but possibly the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune (source of clippings on previous page). The bottom right photograph in clipping shows...

Two souvenir photographs of the World War I victory parade in Paris. Top: British troops marching through the Arc de Triomphe. The troops wearing kilts are members of the Seaforth Highlanders (identified by stags head emblem on the sporran) but...

Two photographs on page. Narrative by Alfred Puryear typed on reverse of both photographs. Top: French troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Bottom: Crowds celebrating on the Champs-Élysées.

Two photographs on page. Narrative by Alfred Puryear typed on reverse of both photographs. Top: French troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Bottom: Crowds celebrating on the Champs-Élysées.

Handwritten entry from Rachel Carter Craighead's Civil War diary. Craighead notes that this designated day of celebration of recent mlitary victories and the anniversary of Lincoln's call for troops in April of 1861 is overshadowed with grief upon...